Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Cygnus (Cyg)  ·  Contains:  56 Cyg  ·  57 Cyg  ·  60 Cyg  ·  62 ksi Cyg  ·  B349  ·  B352  ·  B353  ·  B355  ·  B356  ·  IC 5068  ·  IC 5070  ·  NGC 6989  ·  NGC 6996  ·  NGC 6997  ·  NGC 7000  ·  NGC 7039  ·  North America Nebula  ·  PK086+00.1  ·  Pelican Nebula  ·  Sh2-117  ·  The star 56Cyg  ·  The star 57Cyg  ·  The star 60Cyg  ·  The star ξCyg
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The North America and Pelican Nebulae, PauRoche
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The North America and Pelican Nebulae

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The North America and Pelican Nebulae

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Discovered by William Herschel in 1786 and favorites of astrophotographers, the huge North American (NGC 7000, left) and the smaller, dimmer Pelican (IC 5067/5070, right) Nebulae in the constellation Cygnus are respectively estimated to be 1,600 and 4,000 light years distant. The intricate, eastern edge of Mexico and Central America is known as the Cygnus Wall, a region of hot gas, dust and young stars. Obviously, the Gulf of Mexico is not a real gulf, and neither is it "a hole in the sky." It is dark nebulosity.

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The North America and Pelican Nebulae, PauRoche